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Wed 19th July 2006
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Maybe WP was taking offence at the comment "Anyone who judges someone on how they look is quite shallow and not really worth bothering with anyhow!"
And I'm guessing hilly wasn't actually having a go at WP, who wasn't judging but expressing a personal preference (as have many on the thread).
If that's wrong on any count, ignore me!
nrg-b walks in...
Reads about Tom's Guide to Follicles - A Runners World Special Report on men's hair (or the lack of it).
Decides that the heat has got to Tom as well.
nrg-b makes a retreat to day-dream about Ultras - again!
My follicle challenges mean I am cutting it shorter and shorter, may go for a 'sportaloo' cut soon!
SVT - my recommendation is the shady spot with a couple of glasses of room temp water.
Trini: I already don the Sportaloo 2007 Look aka the Capt. Picard. (I save vast amounts of money on shampoo/conditioner).
Now that I look the business it is just the matter of acting the business and entering an Ultra!!
SVT: I still ain't worried :-)
nrg, Trinni, Sporta, MOL, SVT, K9 etc - no point in you reading it - not if you really want to compete in ultras rather than ironman's next year!
Definitely too warm for me to run this evening!
Good luck to the tri-triathletes!
Good luck to hilly (first time I've missed this race in 5 years - apart from the time when I was in the toilets when it started in 2004)!
What/Why: Only time I could run today was at lunchtime on hottest day of year and with intervals on my plan which I did not want to push back tommorrow as I have f a half marathon trail race on Saturday in which even if I am not properly tapering for I want to run hard and competitively.
Not the wisest thing I have done in my life and struggled through the 6 x 1100 metres off 2 mins recoveries with time 5-6 seconds slower than last week avergaing ca 3:40 for 1100 metres and just hoping I still get some benefical effects from the effort as hr was quite high.
Simon
walks out again at the talk of Lyke Wake and Jugger howe
you had hair-and thats all that counts
(can we see s pic please)
we had fun
ok i was only 8.
remember going downnto the park and using the tarzan swing with my friends, long cycle rides down country lanes. Can't do that now.
Ok back to this thing they call running a strange obsession i know
The plan tonight was 6 miles with 4-5 long hill reps.
Bob Glover suggests one thats at least ¼mile long something that will take 2-5 minutes to run up, just manage around 2 minutes on this hill.
About halfway through it tried to rain it did albeit briefly but still a bit humid out there
anyway i did 4 i really did want to do 5 but it would have been pointless doing an extra one as i was slowing down
Final run was 5.44 miles would of been 6 if i did the fiinal rep but
a) not going to quibble over ½mile
b) wasn't going to run up the road and back to make up the distance.
Thats ok isn't it.
anyway for the stats-conscious of you.
Hill is about ¼mile
HR in brackets, MHR
1 - 1:59 (84%)
2 - 2:03 (84%)
3 - 2:06 (85%)
4 - 2:05 (85%)
Hilly - yes, I knew
Grey pony-tails - my husband had a bounty on his but one day just before Xmas it was gone - he now sports a very short haircut - think it's called a number one!
Lots of fun on the thread today.
Good luck with your race Hilly.
Great report Pizza Man.
Lyrics were Glenn Frey with The Heat is On.
VERY slow 11.5 miler done this evening. Started off still dehydrated from yesterday(2kg less than normal on the scales this morning, and then only drank 2 cups of strong coffee during the day. BAD)
Hollywood - stopit. I'd LOVE to do an ironman and I don't have time for that either.....
Pammie - well done on the hills. A schedule is but a guide ;o)
Pizzaman - nice one.
PH - how you are still running every day in spite of your marathons and ultras amazes me. How's life treating you now you are away from the dreadfulness that was your job?
Minks - poor you. Sounds miserable. Antiemetic vibes to you.
Tattoes - have none. Not too fussed really. Each to their own....
Peircings - three!
I was 5 and had mumps
Hilly, like you, I try not to judge people by their apparences/social status either. As a historian i know that today's 'weird and yuk' is tomorrow's ubercool. I am not particualrly bothered if one has tattoos, eccentric facial hair, hairnets or wears only red tshirts. I am proud to have friends in any walks of life, including r*nners!
However I must confess that I find gold jewelery, especially of the big chainy kind, and big golden earrings very unappealing! But, am I being a class snob as these items are now associated with the white proletariat? As a Socialist I should know better! (however I believe that us Gucci Socialists are allowed some aesthetic awareness).
Mava - Imski, I would be delighted to see you both at Dartford.
Micksat! I was thinking of you the other day thinking how clever you have been to take your week off running on the hottest time of the year, I hope you are enjoying your break.
For me: 3 miles, bodypump
why; taking it easy before Sunday.
Can't keep up with posting at the moment as am mega busy with work and play:). Just quickly:
- congrats on your pregnancy Minks, lovely news!
- commiserations on injury/ops etc BR, LizzyB (will email you soon!)
- GOOD LUCK ironmaidens, debbo, melissa, mellifera and also Monique.
Hello to everyone else!
Highlight for me recently was supporting leg 3 Dunmail to Wasdale of Bob Graham round last Sat - another forumite, and he did it in 23.19 so that was a fab event to be part of supporting. Other than that, running for pleasure and climbing as much as possible in this lovely weather. Feeling fit and happy!
What: 45 mins on the scar.
Why: back too late from work to make club session.
Last hard: Leg 3 BG round on Sat, 17 miles, 7500 ft ascent.
last rest: Mon
A lot of my climbing mates have tattoos and I actually think they can be rather sexy if not overdone. Thought of having one myself but scared of the pain and feeling a bit too old to have one without giving off 'trying too hard to be cool' message.
Scooby, good on your son. It's pretty narrowminded and oldfashioned to judge your son by appearances. I've learned that as you get older you can express your individuality through behaviour, approach and responses to life situations & people rather than simply look & image. But would never had had the self awareness and confidence as a teenager to see that.
Run well folks.